https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/322/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/personal-cheeseballs-first-basemen-r14337/It’s not that it never works out. It’s that it almost never works out. Prince Fielder (7th overall in 2002) is an exception. Adrian Gonzalez (1st overall in 2000) is an exception. Beyond that, it’s been pretty brutal.  Matt LaPorta, the 7th overall pick in 2007, was a complete bust.  E...14337Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:18:49 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/edouard-julien-has-a-blueprint-to-work-on-r14317/Rocco Baldelli has been able to pull from a talented system as the Twins have dealt with injuries early in 2023. As Jorge Polanco hit the injured list most recently, it was Edouard Julien who was promoted to take his place. Working regularly at second base for Triple-A St. Paul, it’s not a surpr...14317Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:16:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-hitter-of-the-month-may-2023-r14330/As was the case for April, Rocco Baldelli has seen the Minnesota Twins remain in first place atop the AL Central largely due to an improved pitching staff. While the bullpen has had some hiccups, the starting rotation has been nothing short of exceptional. Even still, there have been a couple of...14330Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:52:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-8-astros-2-bats-erupt-varland-throws-a-gem-twins-win-the-series-r14335/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Louie Varland, 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (86 pitches, 66 strikes, 76.7%) Home Runs: none Top 3 WPA: Louie Varland (.229), Donovan Solano (.184), Ryan Jeffers (.095) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Early offense (finally!) delivers with the bases lo...14335Thu, 01 Jun 2023 03:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-531-wallner-wallops-the-baseball-r14333/TRANSACTIONS INF Seth Gray promoted to St. Paul from Wichita RHP Jaylen Nowlin added to Development List for Cedar Rapids C Kyle Schmidt transferred from Cedar Rapids to Fort Myers SAINTS SENTINEL  St. Paul 6, Buffalo 2 Box Score Aaron Sanchez took the ball this aftern...14333Thu, 01 Jun 2023 03:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/spencer-steer-and-christian-encarnacion-strand-could-haunt-the-twins-for-a-long-time-r14325/While the Minnesota Twins paid a steep price when they traded for Tyler Mahle (three top-20 prospects), most considered the deal to be a good one as the Twins avoided trading away any of their top-five prospects in the deal. After all, there’s nothing more haunting for a fan base (or a front off...14325Wed, 31 May 2023 19:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/diamond-sports-bankruptcy-coming-to-a-head-what-does-that-mean-for-twins-tv-deal-r14329/Diamond Sports Group, the parent company of the Bally Sports regional networks, informed the Padres that it wouldn’t be making a scheduled payment to the organization. The payment was due to San Diego multiple weeks ago, but DSG had until May 30th to make the payment if they wanted to continue b...14329Wed, 31 May 2023 17:22:44 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/carlos-correa-is-coming-on-for-minnesota-r14319/I don’t think you’d find anyone more disappointed in his 94 OPS+ than Carlos Correa. As we have seen during his time with the Twins, he is an analytical player and absolutely knows his numbers. Manager Rocco Baldelli needs more, teammate Byron Buxton needs more, and the Minnesota Twins as a whol...14319Wed, 31 May 2023 16:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2019-draft-retrospective-late-round-steals-r14310/Major League Baseball's 2023 Draft is scheduled to start on July 9, 2023. Each team prepares for the draft with a specific plan, and sometimes those plans play out better than others. To prepare fans for the upcoming draft, this series will examine recent Twins drafts and how those players have...14310Wed, 31 May 2023 13:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/its-okay-to-be-impressed-by-the-twins-r14326/I was on Twins Daily the other day when the front page struck me with its topics. Around two video links titled "What's Wrong With the Twins" and "The Twins Are Unwatchable Right Now" were three articles: What's Wrong With Griffin Jax, It's Okay to be Disappointed by the Twins, and These 3...14326Wed, 31 May 2023 12:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/astros-5-twins-1-twins-fail-to-launch-in-space-city-r14327/Box Score SP: Joe Ryan: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 6 K (88 pitches, 56 strikes (63.6%) Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Joe Ryan (-0.281), Byron Buxton (-0.115), Max Kepler (-0.059) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)  Say it Ain't So, Joe! Ryan has been the most consistent...14327Wed, 31 May 2023 03:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mcdaniel-mock-draft-pairs-twins-with-skenes-but-raises-eyebrows-r14321/Kiley McDaniel is ESPN's resident baseball draft expert and his entire mock draft sits behind a paywall so we're not going to give up too much of his article. But we're going to focus on two things... and they present both the good and possibly ugly possibilities of the upcoming draft. Firs...14321Tue, 30 May 2023 21:27:02 +0000